David E. Stuart ; with the research assistance of Susan Moczygemba-McKinsey.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Albuquerque :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of New Mexico Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
c2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xvi, 248 p. :
Other Physical Details
ill., maps ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-237) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. The rhythms of civilization -- 2. The roots of Anasazi society -- 3. The role of agriculture -- 4. The rise of the Chaco Anasazi -- 5. The Chaco phenomenon -- 6. The fall of Chacoan society -- 7. The upland period -- 8. The creation of Pueblo society -- 9. Enduring communities.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"At the height of their power in the late eleventh century, the Chaco Anasazi dominated a territory in the American Southwest larger than any European principality of the time. A vast alliance of hamlets and towns integrated the region through economic and religious ties, and the whole system was interconnected with hundreds of miles of roads. It took these Anasazi farmers more than seven centuries to create classic Chacoan civilization, which lasted some 200 years - only to collapse spectacularly in a mere 40." "Why did such a great society collapse? Who survived? Why? In this lively book anthropologist/archaeologist David Stuart presents answers to these questions that offer useful lessons to modern societies. His account of the rise and fall of the Chaco Anasazi brings to life the people who are know to us today as the architects of Chaco Canyon, now a spectacular national park in northwestern New Mexico."--BOOK JACKET.